Data theft is not the sole reason for losing your data. Some factors that pose a risk to data loss are equipment failure, property damage, regional disasters, force majeure, or simply problems with your ISP. Business continuity requires uncompromised communications at all times. Therefore ensuring the safety of your data should be a paramount concern for all organizations. More than ever before, businesses are learning they are becoming increasingly dependent on the reliability and availability of IT and telecommunications infrastructure. That dependence is now underscored by regulatory requirements embodied in measures such as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, which make reliability and availability not merely good practice but, in fact, necessary. Creating and enforcing a Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery Plan is your first line of defense.

Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery (BCDR) programs help to protect your organization by providing policies, procedures and safeguards that are designed to ensure the integrity and availability of critical data and assets in case of disruption. BCDR goes beyond the traditional "data backup" measures because it is about doing what is necessary to stay in business despite disruptions. It provides a broad-spectrum approach for dealing with everything from malicious insiders to floods to fires to bad wiring. BCDR is a multidisciplinary, multifaceted approach to a complex set of problems, threats and risks.

Prometheus Global consultants have considerable experience in data safeguarding, not only from a technical standpoint, but from a physical perspective as well. Using industry best practices, our services range from assessing and analyzing risks and business impact, to developing and testing BCDR plans. Moreover, Prometheus Global performs gap analyses and delivers awareness programs for company staff. The result is End-to-end planning services that help corporate executives do business from a position of strength. By addressing BCDR planning needs from a strategic perspective, Prometheus Global has the expertise to build a long-term plan, along with assisting companies to implement and test their BCDR program.As companies grow more dependent on the value of IT and electronic information, a reliable BCDR plan is more than an exercise in safety. It's nothing less than a vital business strategy.